Let's see pictures of the outgoing 2010 by Alan Taylor from The Boston Globe.

1. Lightning beats against the backdrop of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano lava in Iceland April 17th. The volcano erupted a few weeks of ash and smoke, causing numerous delays of flights across Europe. (REUTERS / Lucas Jackson) 46,194,189

3. The Executive Director of the company «BP» Tony Hayward is preparing for the hearing on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in Washington on 17 June. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon) 89,170,182

4. Football fan with the flag of South Africa before the 2010 FIFA World Cup during a parade in honor of the national team of South Africa in Sandton on June 9. (Clive Mason / Getty Images)

5. Landon Donovan of the United States men's national soccer team (front from left) celebrates a goal scored with teammates Clint Dempsey (rear left) and Edson Buddle in a group C match between the United States and Algeria at the stadium «Loftus Versfeld» in Pretoria, South Africa, 23 June. (AP Photo / Michael Sohn) 16,761,944

6. The two-year-soothsayer octopus Paul predicted victory for Spain over the Netherlands by the box with the Spanish flag in the aquarium «Sea Life» in Oberhausen, Germany, July 9. Paul became a star, correctly predicted the outcome of all six matches involving the German national team, including their defeat in the first round of Serbia in the semifinals of the Spanish national team. (REUTERS / Wolfgang Rattay) 49,076,069

7. The three-year Lucas Mahuka hits the ball on the field near his home in Dipslute, north of Johannesburg. (AP Photo / Emilio Morenatti) 44,903,669

8. The plane flies against the backdrop of a rainbow over the Mediterranean in Nice, France, August 5. (AP Photo / Lionel Cironneau)

9. Tourists take pictures in the British pavilion is a structure with long acrylic rods with seeds at the end of the World Expo in Shanghai on April 14. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP / Getty Images)

10. German police pulled the woman out of the crowd in the tunnel during the festival «Love Parade» in Duisburg on 24 July. As a result of the stampede at the famous festival Techno killed 19 people after the crowd rushed into the narrow tunnel to shorten the path. (REUTERS / Daniel Naupold) 44,254,338

11. pygmy marmoset hair zookeeper near Santiago, Chile, August 3. Pygmy marmoset monkeys are considered to be the smallest in the world and are in danger of extinction. This baby clothes found among Peruvian citizen during a road inspection in the city of Antofagasta. (REUTERS / Ivan Alvarado) 62,222,764

12. Statue and a torn Thai flag in front of the shopping center of Bangkok, on fire during clashes soldiers and "Red Shirts" May 19. (REUTERS / Adrees Latif) 39,754,139

13. February 13 spacecraft "Cassini" flew to the satellite Mimas of Saturn at a distance of about 70 000 kilometers and took this amazing shot of icy satellites. In the background you can see the upper atmosphere of Saturn. (NASA / JPL / SSI) 98,165,440

14. The two-year Doal malnourished plastered with flies in the Sudanese town of Akobo hospital on 10 April. Population Akobo and the surrounding counties in Jonglei State in southern Sudan is suffering from the effects of drought and tribal conflict. Humanitarian organizations have called Akobo, "the hungriest place on earth" after a study showed that 46% of children under five suffer from malnutrition. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP / Getty Images)